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Student behavior is out of control. Leniency breeds more bad behavior. Time to step-up, MCPS!![/quote]

You mean time for MCPD to step it up. MCPS job is to educate students not to dole out justice.[/quote]
When kids are violent, you call the cops. Done.[/quote]

Also, MCPS lacks the means to prosecute hate crimes, whereas MCPD does.[/quote]
Every violent crime is a hate crime.[/quote]

No. There is a specific definition:

In Montgomery County, a hate crime is a criminal
act that is intended to damage property or to hurt or
intimidate a person because of race, religion, ethnic
background, sexual orientation, or disability. The
State of Maryland also extends protections for hate
crimes based on: gender, gender-related identity,
color, or homelessness. [/quote]
^ This only creates division. 
EVERY crime is a hate crime. 
Raging maniacs don’t much care who their target happens to be. It’s not about you.[/quote]

That’s just not the case. The DOJ has a clear reason why this distinction exists:

[i]Why have hate crime laws?[/i]
“Hate crimes have a broader effect than most other kinds of crime. Hate crime victims include not only the crime’s immediate target but also others like them. Hate crimes affect families, communities, and at times, the entire nation.”
https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/learn-about-hate-crimes

In other words, bias-motivated crimes both a) harm a person directly AND b) intend to terrorize or intimidate a broader group beyond that person – hence making them a more serious offense.[/quote]

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